Patents by Inventor Robert Scott Dietz

Robert Scott Dietz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9558270
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Adam Hanses, Sarthak Deepak Shah, Lawrence Brian Ripsher, Marguerite R. Loader, Douglas William Herman, Robert Scott Dietz, Brook John Durant, William James Wagner, Melroy Edwin D'Souza, Philip Andrew Rogan, Feridoon Malekzadeh
  • Patent number: 9547713
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Adam Hanses, Sarthak Deepak Shah, Lawrence Brian Ripsher, Marguerite R. Loader, Douglas William Herman, Robert Scott Dietz, Brook John Durant, William James Wagner, Melroy Edwin D'Souza, Philip Andrew Rogan, Feridoon Malekzadeh
  • Patent number: 9542473
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Adam Hanses, Sarthak Deepak Shah, Lawrence Brian Ripsher, Marguerite R. Loader, Douglas William Herman, Robert Scott Dietz, Brook John Durant, William James Wagner, Melroy Edwin D'Souza, Philip Andrew Rogan, Feridoon Malekzadeh
  • Patent number: 9542495
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Adam Hanses, Sarthak Deepak Shah, Lawrence Brian Ripsher, Marguerite R. Loader, Douglas William Herman, Robert Scott Dietz, Brook John Durant, William James Wagner, Melroy Edwin D'Souza, Philip Andrew Rogan, Feridoon Malekzadeh
  • Patent number: 9244533
    Abstract: Techniques for managing a presentation of information in a gesture-based system, where gestures are derived from a user's body position or motion in the physical space, may enable a user to use gestures to control the manner in which the information is presented or to otherwise interact with the gesture-based system. A user may present information to an audience to an audience using gestures that control aspects of the system, or multiple users may work together using gestures to control aspects of the system. Thus, in an example embodiment, a single user can control the presentation of information to the audience via gestures. In another example embodiment, multiple participants can share control of the presentation via gestures captured by a capture device or otherwise interact with the system to control aspects of the presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Friend, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Ashok Kuppusamy, Steven Bathiche, Robert Scott Dietz
  • Publication number: 20140324826
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Adam Hanses, Sarthak Deepak Shah, Lawrence Brian Ripsher, Marguerite R. Loader, Douglas William Herman, Robert Scott Dietz, Brook John Durant, William James Wagner, Melroy Edwin D'Souza, Philip Andrew Rogan, Feridoon Malekzadeh
  • Publication number: 20140324827
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Adam Hanses, Sarthak Deepak Shah, Lawrence Brian Ripsher, Marguerite R. Loader, Douglas William Herman, Robert Scott Dietz, Brook John Durant, William James Wagner, Melroy Edwin D'Souza, Philip Andrew Rogan, Feridoon Malekzadeh
  • Publication number: 20140324828
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Adam Hanses, Sarthak Deepak Shah, Lawrence Brian Ripsher, Marguerite R. Loader, Douglas William Herman, Robert Scott Dietz, Brook John Durant, William James Wagner, Melroy Edwin D'Souza, Philip Andrew Rogan, Feridoon Malekzadeh
  • Publication number: 20140324829
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Anthony Adam Hanses, Sarthak Deepak Shah, Lawrence Brian Ripsher, Marguerite R. Loader, Douglas William Herman, Robert Scott Dietz, Brook John Durant, William James Wagner, Melroy Edwin D'Souza, Philip Andrew Rogan, Feridoon Malekzadeh
  • Patent number: 8014040
    Abstract: A printer, scanner device and methods for using same are described herein. A printer device may include a dedicated input that, when actuated, generates and sends a request to a computer for known data or a predetermined print job, e.g., schedule information from a personal information management (PIM) application. A scanner device may include another dedicated input that, when actuated, automatically scans a document fed to the device by the user and sends the scanned image to IM (or other) software on a computer, bypassing the need to manipulate the scanned image using scanner software. The device may be used with printed metapaper, which includes a barcode or other indicia identifying the metapaper and corresponds to a stored template image of the metapaper. When the metapaper is rescanned, the scan can be compared to the stored template information to identify changes and synchronize the changes with the IM software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Allen Rosenfeld, Robert Scott Dietz, Todd Haugen
  • Publication number: 20110154266
    Abstract: Techniques for managing a presentation of information in a gesture-based system, where gestures are derived from a user's body position or motion in the physical space, may enable a user to use gestures to control the manner in which the information is presented or to otherwise interact with the gesture-based system. A user may present information to an audience to an audience using gestures that control aspects of the system, or multiple users may work together using gestures to control aspects of the system. Thus, in an example embodiment, a single user can control the presentation of information to the audience via gestures. In another example embodiment, multiple participants can share control of the presentation via gestures captured by a capture device or otherwise interact with the system to control aspects of the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph F. Friend, Christopher Hugh Pratley, Ashok Kuppusamy, Steven Bathiche, Robert Scott Dietz
  • Patent number: 7574465
    Abstract: A centralized view and management of stored variables for calculators and pieces of software emulating calculators is provided. Users can glance at the status bar and know what variables are stored. A single click then brings up a window within which a list of the stored variables and their values is shown. In this window users can clear individual variables or the entire variable list. Users can be reminded that their calculations contain stored variables by displaying the stored variable names in one or more different colors so that errors can be easily detected and corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jinsong Yu, William Ben Kunz, Robert Scott Dietz, Luke Kelly
  • Patent number: D722073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Manuel Lima, Brian Morris, Manuel Tan, Robert Scott Dietz, Robb Dean Anderson
  • Patent number: D747328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Kenneth Erickson, Benjamin Hermel, Daniel Martin Saimo, Robert Scott Dietz, Gregory Scott Melander, Jeffery J. Boettcher, Michael John Bray
  • Patent number: D749603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Martin Saimo, Robert Scott Dietz, Scott Kenneth Erickson, Gregory Scott Melander, Jeffery J. Boettcher, Michael John Bray